Lower Second Street

Lower Second Street

You decide: Is Milwaukee building a clone of the KFC Yum!...

It sure looks like the architects behind Louisville's KFC Yum! Center are pushing a very similar design for a new arena for the Milwaukee...

Whiskey Row Lofts Lands Financing, Breaks Ground

Developers behind the Whiskey Row Lofts officially announced today that they have secured financing for the $18.5 million mixed use project at Second and...

Inside The Arena: The View From The Nosebleeds

We've spent a lot of time documenting the exterior construction of the new arena, but we agree the interior is kind of important as...

Snapshot: Arena Floodwall Installed

Take a look at the new floodwall and gate recently installed under the Second Street Bridge at the arena site. The new gate is...

Arena Mayhem: Now With 80 Percent More Curve

There it is in all its glory. The roof of the arena has become a wall. A veritable waterfall one day of glass and...

More Roof At The Arena

Here's another view of the progress on building the arena's roof from the Louisville Convention and Visitors' Bureau. Metal decking has already been set...

Snapshot: Putting A Lid On The Arena

Would you take a look at that arena: the curvy roof has begun. I suppose we could call this point on the northwest corner...

Arena Mayhem: Here Comes Yet Another Tower Crane

Okay, how many tower cranes can you fit on a single block? Seriously, the count has now reached four. Crews began installing the base...

Arena Mayhem: Just Another Day At The Construction Site

Nothing special here. Just an arena getting built. We stopped by the construction site via the Second Street Bridge to take a look at...